1887 Letter of Mollie Zemmer written on the Oregon Trail in Wyoming
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                                                  Cokeville Wyoming Ter


                                                 September 4th, 1887

Dear Aunt,
Yours of the 21 came to hand several days ago but I kept neglecting writing
to see whether we were going to stay here or not but we are not going to stay
here now.  we have concluded to go on through to oregon this fall, though it
will be pretty cool on us I expect. for we have had a right smart ice here in
the vallies that is the reason we dont like here.  it is so cold in the
winter it snows here sometimes untill the trains can't run, so you know that
it must be pretty deep.  if it was not so cold I think we would like here.
  wages is good here, money is plenty & Game is plenty deer & Elk, Bear.  the
men are going out on a big Hunt before we start out again I guess.  they will
bring in a wagon load of game in (which) you never saw the like of fish in
your life mostly all Trout, they are right of spoted,  I wish you and boys
was with us.  we have not heard from uncle Jess since we left him  I have
writen back but havent got any answer yet  I dont know what is the reason
unless the mail has got missplaced,  Aunt I hope Lee has got well & stout by
this time.  I wish I could have been there to gone with Jake, to the picnic &
I would like to be thare now to go to ____? meeting with you.  I have read a
heap about those Noted preachers & I would like to hear them.  we dont have
any meeting here only the Mormans & I dont care to go to hear them  well I
will have to stop writing for this time.  I will write again before we get
through  Lyda said she would write some  Ma has been sick for 2 or 3 days but
she is better so I will close hoping this will find you well.  from your
Neice M Zemmer                    
                                          Sep 10th
Aunt I thought I would write a few lines more as we will (leave) this place
Tomorrow or next day to go up in the Mountains to Hunt & Fish there  we will
start on to oregon,  we will be there a week  you can send your next letter
to Boice City Idaho, it will take us 3 weeks to go there.  then I wont hear
from you any more untill we get through so I will close for this time hopeing
to hear from you when I get thare  from your loveing Niece 
                          Mollie Zemmer
                    Tell Jake we will try to have our pictures struck as soon
as we can & send them to him